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Discussion Forum Follow-Up: What's a Common Area in My HOA?
February 2010
A reader on the HOAleader.com discussion board asks a question many associations end up grappling with: What's a common area? A handful of owners in our reader's townhome have decks, rather than concrete slabs, which everybody else has. The governing documents don't reference maintenance for decks. Our reader wonders: Who's responsible? . . . keep reading
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Mechanic's Liens: What You Must Know, and How to Avoid Them
January 22, 2010
our project to add parking to your homeowners association has been fraught with problems from day one. You've argued with the contractor over all the additional charges that seem to materialize out of thin air. Your board is sick and tired of dealing with the constant frustrations and decides it will simply nod and smile to the contractor until the project's done. Then it'll simply refuse to pay all the additional charges the contractor is trying to impose. This week's tip explains why that's like sending an engraved invitation to a contractor to file a mechanic's lien against your HOA, which is a very bad idea. . . . keep reading
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HOA Construction Defects: Don't Shoot Yourself in the Foot
December 11, 2009
You face a dilemma when your owners encounter problems that might be the tip of a construction defect iceberg. How can you complete necessary repairs quickly while still preserving any claims you may have against your developer? This week's tip explores that difficult problem. . . . keep reading
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What Your HOA Must Know About Construction Defects
December 2009
If your condo, townhome, or homeowners association has uncovered repair problems that may indicate there are construction defects in your community, you need to know the basics of pursuing a claim against your developer. Here's a summary. . . . keep reading
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HOA Maintenance: Know Your Options When Owners Won't Maintain
December 2009
One of the owners in your HOA has overgrown grass, along with junk in the yard. You've fined him, but he still does nothing to clean his eyesore of a property. What are your homeowners association's options? Do your governing documents allow you to enter the property and do maintenance? If so, what must you know before you avail yourself of that authority? Here are your answers. . . . keep reading
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HOA Facilities: Everything You Need to Know About Roofs
October 2009
You can't properly maintain a vital component of your condo or HOA facilities--the roofs--if you don't understand how they work and the type of maintenance that's required to keep them watertight. Here's a primer on roofs, their components, and how your condo or homeowner association should maintain them. . . . keep reading
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Do You Have Squatters in Your Homeowners Association?
June 2009
Take Back the Land is candid about what it calls its "housing liberation movement." Other groups are acting more secretively. The goal of all of these types of groups, however, is to break into houses abandoned as a result of today's foreclosure crisis and move in homeless families, with many of them returning to the very homes they've lost through foreclosure. . . . keep reading
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